English 99 Name:_______________________

J. Roth

WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED PRACTICE

Directions: Please use each of the following words correctly in a sentence.

Example: wear I love the holidays because I can wear a red hat.

1. an ________________________________________________________

2. your ________________________________________________________

3. it’s ________________________________________________________

4. its ________________________________________________________

5. except ________________________________________________________

6. effect ________________________________________________________

7. lose ________________________________________________________

8. affect ________________________________________________________

9. principle ________________________________________________________

10. they’re ________________________________________________________

11. effective ________________________________________________________

12. than ________________________________________________________

13. principal ________________________________________________________

14. passed ________________________________________________________

15. then ________________________________________________________

16. accept ________________________________________________________

17. whose ________________________________________________________

18. too ________________________________________________________

19. brake ________________________________________________________

20. compliment ____________________________________________